Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Vladimir Kovalev | Robin Cousins | Jan Hoffmann |
| Ladies' singles | Linda Fratianne | Anett Pötzsch | Emi Watanabe |
| Pair skating | Tai Babilonia/Randy Gardner | Marina Cherkasova/Sergei Shakhrai | Sabine Baeß/Tassilo Thierbach |
| Ice dancing | Natalia Linichuk & Gennadi Karponosov | Krisztina Regőczy/András Sallay | Irina Moiseyeva/Andrei Minenkov |
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